Barnum and Bailey
Posted By thecircusblog on May 4, 2010
Most of these old posters were lithographs. A master poster was hand drawn and painted and then upon completion prints were made by the hundreds. Each year the posters were different from the last season. Whatever the attractions were for that season a poster was crafted. Many posters were generic with open white spaces where show dates times and location could be sniped in. One of the Capell posters is an example.
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